DISINFO: No evidence of Russian meddling in Western elections

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DISINFO: No evidence of Russian meddling in Western elections

SUMMARY

Several European states, namely Spain, Germany, and the UK, have accused Russia of meddling in their domestic elections, thereby following the US. However, none of these countries have managed to provide any credible evidence in support of these allegations.

RESPONSE

Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative denying any Russian interference in Western elections and other democratic processes. Russia's attempts to sway foreign elections have been overwhelmingly documented by government agencies, journalistic investigations, and think tanks. See the original disproof here; see here for our database of resources pertaining to Russian interference in Western elections; and see here for our debunk of the "no-credible-evidence" trope as applied to the 2016 US presidential election. An overview of Russia's methods of electoral interference is here, and case studies are available here and here.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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